Ageas announced that Filip Coremans will take up new responsibilities within the Executive Committee to become company's first Chief Development Officer (CDO). Emmanuel Van Grimbergen, currently Group Risk Officer (CRO), will succeed Filip as Chief Risk Officer. Current CRO, Filip Coremans will become Ageas’s first Chief Development Officer (CDO) to lead this newly created office that will pay special attention to the multiple competences that will be needed to realise Connect21 and will identify, initiate and coordinate synergetic initiatives in the domains of Business Development, Human Resources & Technology. Following Filip Coremans’ new role, Emmanuel Van Grimbergen will become the new Chief Risk Officer (CRO) with responsibility for Risk, Compliance and Actuarial Function. As CRO and newly appointed member of the Ageas Executive Committee, Emmanuel will also be proposed to be appointed as executive member of the Ageas Board at the Shareholders’ Meeting. The proposed changes have been approved by the National Bank of Belgium. Subject To Approve the nomination of Emmanuel Van Grimbergen by the General Shareholders’ Meeting on May 15, 2019, changes will take effect on June 1, 2019.